Manganese price history, 2012 to 2026

Electrolytic manganese metal, CIF Northwest Europe averaged $2,843/t in July 2026, +40% over twelve months and +71% over ten years. The nominal all-time high was $7,507/t in January 2022; in 2024 dollars the real peak was $8,335/t in January 2022. Monthly averages, IMF PCPS.

Electrolytic manganese metal, CIF Northwest Europe

Derived price statistics per series
Series	Latest	1 month	12 months	5 years	10 years	20 years	All-time high (nominal)	All-time high (real, 2024 US$)
Electrolytic manganese metal, CIF Northwest Europe $/t, since 2012	2,843 July 2026	-2%	+40%	-20%	+71%	—	7,507 January 2022	8,335 January 2022

Percentage changes compare the latest monthly average with the monthly average 1, 12, 60, 120 and 240 months earlier. Real prices deflate by the US consumer price index (BLS via FRED) to 2024 dollars.

Prices are monthly benchmark averages that may lag the market; informational only, not investment, legal or trade advice. For what these benchmarks mean and how they are set, see how manganese is priced.

Monthly manganese prices by decade

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Electrolytic manganese metal, CIF Northwest Europe ($/t)

Electrolytic manganese metal, CIF Northwest Europe monthly prices, 2010s, $/t
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Average
2012						3,038	2,955	2,644	2,603	2,668	2,554	2,530	2,713
2013	2,526	2,535	2,403	2,332	2,339	2,297	2,224	2,150	2,210	2,225	2,281	2,290	2,318
2014	2,293	2,295	2,252	2,137	2,115	2,137	2,190	2,228	2,327	2,365	2,301	2,201	2,237
2015	2,172	2,119	2,048	2,103	2,103	2,103	2,103	2,103	2,103	2,082	1,634	1,476	2,012
2016	1,560	1,950	1,711	1,675	1,661	1,655	1,663	1,669	1,775	1,905	1,893	2,200	1,776
2017	2,132	2,100	2,157	2,125	2,083	2,002	1,900	1,900	1,876	1,828	1,825	1,796	1,977
2018	1,827	2,079	2,234	2,200	2,524	2,357	2,300	2,517	2,800	2,765	2,600	2,338	2,378
2019	2,100	2,100	2,021	1,950	1,992	1,966	1,963	1,907	1,738	1,750	1,685	1,625	1,900

Electrolytic manganese metal, CIF Northwest Europe monthly prices, 2020s, $/t
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Average
2020	1,645	1,959	2,275	1,680	1,680	1,662	1,624	1,572	1,613	1,665	1,589	1,600	1,714
2021	2,126	2,635	2,812	2,863	2,986	3,336	3,538	3,885	4,975	5,829	6,209	7,450	4,054
2022	7,507	7,400	6,577	6,300	6,300	5,059	2,888	2,447	2,400	2,421	2,393	2,325	4,501
2023	2,384	2,425	2,507	2,375	2,350	2,350	2,097	2,038	2,038	2,038	2,068	2,027	2,225
2024	2,024	2,008	1,971	1,975	1,904	2,115	2,204	2,173	2,130	2,122	2,082	2,463	2,098
2025	2,452	1,956	2,074	2,048	2,002	2,035	2,031	2,100	2,089	2,071	2,108	2,220	2,099
2026	2,245	2,767	2,855	2,958	2,924	2,909	2,843						2,786

Method

Nominal prices are the source's monthly averages in US dollars, stored in the source's unit and never mixed on one chart. Real prices divide each month by the US consumer price index for all urban consumers (BLS series CPIAUCSL, via FRED) and multiply by the 2024 average, so they read as "2024 dollars". Changes are ratios of monthly averages. The all-time high is the highest monthly average, not an intraday peak.

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Cite as: Commodity Origins, "Manganese price history (2012–2026)", https://commodityorigins.com/prices/manganese/, data 2026-08-06. Data updated 6 September 2026.